Rıza Kayaalp

Rıza Kayaalp
Kayaalp in 2021
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989
Yozgat, Turkey
Home townAnkara, Turkey
EducationPhysical education
Alma materBozok University
Aksaray University
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event
Greco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Turned pro2005
Coached bySalih Bora, Akif Canbaş
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 2
World Championships 5 3 2
European Championships 12 2 0
European Games 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
Military World Games 1 0 0
World Cup 2 1 0
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 8 0 2
Other 21 2 1
Total 52 9 7
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 130 kg
2012 London 120 kg
2020 Tokyo 130 kg
World Championships
2011 Istanbul 120 kg
2015 Las Vegas 130 kg
2017 Paris 130 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 130 kg
2022 Belgrade 130 kg
2013 Budapest 120 kg
2014 Tashkent 130 kg
2023 Belgrade 130 kg
2009 Herning 120 kg
2010 Moscow 120 kg
European Championships
2010 Baku 120 kg
2012 Belgrad 120 kg
2013 Tbilisi 120 kg
2014 Vantaa 130 kg
2016 Riga 130 kg
2017 Novi Sad 130 kg
2018 Kaspiysk 130 kg
2019 Bucharest 130 kg
2021 Warsaw 130 kg
2022 Budapest 130 kg
2023 Zagreb 130 kg
2011 Dortmund 120 kg
2024 Bucharest 130 kg
European Games
2015 Baku 130 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan 130 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara 120 kg
2013 Mersin 120 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan 120 kg
World University Championship
2010 Turin 120 kg
World Cup
2011 Minsk 120 kg
2012 Saransk 120 kg
2010 Yerevan 120 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan
2009 Istanbul 120 kg
2010 Istanbul 120 kg
2011 Istanbul 120 kg
2013 Istanbul 120 kg
2014 Istanbul 130 kg
2015 Istanbul 130 kg
2017 Istanbul 130 kg
2018 Istanbul 130 kg
2008 Istanbul 120 kg
2022 Istanbul 130 kg
Golden Grand Prix
2008 Baku 120 kg
2010 Baku 120 kg
2010 Szombathely 120 kg
2011 Baku 120 kg
2014 Szombathely 130 kg
Grand Prix
2016 Dortmund 130 kg
2020 Zagreb 130 kg
2021 Rome 130 kg
2022 Rome 130 kg
2026 Zagreb 130 kg
FILA Test Tournament
2011 London 120 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov
2007 Sofia 120 kg
2008 Sofia 120 kg
2018 Sofia 130 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Istanbul 120 kg
2009 Ankara 120 kg
2007 Beijing 120 kg
European Juniors Championships
2009 Tiflis 120 kg
2006 Szombathely 96 kg
2007 Belgrad 120 kg
European Cadets Championships
2005 Tirana 100 kg
2006 Istanbul 100 kg

Rıza Kayaalp (pronounced [ɾɯˈza kajaˈaɫp]; born 10 October 1989) is a World and European champion Turkish classic wrestler competing in the 130 kg division. He is 5 time world (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022) and 12 time European (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023) champion. He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a graduate of the Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports Academy and studies his master's degree at Bozok University.

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